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Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center expands cardiac care 24/7 for a growing SW Washington community
Vancouver, WA. (Sept. 4, 2024) – Southwest Washington resident Richard Blake, 54, was at work when he started to experience pain in his arm and indigestion that wouldn’t go away. “I finally called for help on my radio,” said the executive chef. “The EMTs started medicine and tests while I was in the ambulance. When they offered Legacy Salmon Creek as an option, I said yes. I got my routine care at Legacy Salmon Creek, and it was closer. Also, I knew I was having a heart attack.”
Blake could go to Legacy Salmon Creek because it expanded its lifesaving cardiac services 24/7 for a growing Southwest Washington. The hospital’s Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) program is fully operational, allowing more patients experiencing a heart attack to receive this treatment locally without crossing the river.
According to Clark County EMS Medical Director Marlow Macht, M.D, MPH, the Legacy Salmon Creek cardiac expansion gives the growing Southwest Washington Community an added option. “As the community grows, this is an additional resource that allows us to provide timely care to Clark County residents,” said Dr. Macht.
Dr. Macht says Clark County EMS uses the Pulsara system to notify hospitals that a patient is in route.
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